Full Sun
Moderate watering
Half-hardy
H3
RHS hardiness
-5°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
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Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
Escallonia Overview
This is a bushy dense, evergreen, semi-evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees and climbers. They will thrive in mild areas. The small, glossy green leaves are toothed leaves and succulent. The flowers are produced in racemes or panicles and have separate white or pink petals. The fruits are small globular capsules shedding fine seeds.
How to propagate Escallonia
Cuttings
You can propagate by softwood or semi-ripe cuttings in the summer.
Other uses of Escallonia
Grown for their profuse, 5 petalled flowers and glossy foliage, which is very attractive to bees. Suitable for coastal conditions.